adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
Abner
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From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
Bickford's
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From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
concealverbUS /kənˈsiːl/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
gainingverbUS /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
Holden's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
obtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
ProbablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
RALPH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
RANGERnounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no chance of obtaining the clothes at present.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As soon as his breath was recovered, Herbert got up, and headed for these woods.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RALPH THE RANGER One thing was certain.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the meantime, probably, the best thing to be done was to conceal himself temporarily in a belt of woods lying about a mile back of Abner Holden's house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably his best course would be to wait till night, and then come back to the house on the chance of gaining Mrs. Bickford's attention.
